What is this??

by Abbey Hosle
(Berlin nh)


So I have some clippings from my boss and she doesn't know what it is! It's a succulent but it looks like a dead weeping willow. It never produces any leaves only teeny tiny yellow flowers that you have to look very closely at to see.

The picture I am posting is of my clippings. My bosses plant is about 2 feet and all droop over when they get to the top.

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Aug 12, 2017
 No Idea...
by: Jacki

It's pretty much impossible to identify a plant from just a dead looking stick. Sorry.

If it roots and grows some leaves, that would be a good time to post more pics.

The only kinds of plants I can think of that grow tiny yellow flowers are Hatiora salicornioides, which sometimes goes by the name 'dancing bones'. These get modified stems and then yellow flowers kind of emerge from the ends of the stems.
Oct 13, 2019
 Hanging stick-like succulent
by: Bonnie

Jackie your photo looks very much like what I have blooming. I’ve never figured out what it is. Maybe it can be identified with these photos.
Oct 13, 2019
 Hanging stick-like succulent
by: Bonnie

How do I post photos on this site?
Oct 13, 2019
 Discontinued - note to Bonnie
by: Jacki Cammidge, Certified Horticulturist

Hi Bonnie, I've discontinued the identification service, except for a paid version here.

For questions about care, or problems, ask the horticulturist.
Mar 28, 2020
 An ID
by: Paul

From what I can see this is Euphorbia platyclada.
Mar 28, 2020
 Not a dead stick
by: Beatrice

Yea it is!!!! I found out years ago lol and whoever said its a dead stick thats the whole idea of this plant lol.

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